Clocks go forward 1 hour at 0200hrs on 31 March and go back 1 hour at 0200hrs on 27 October. The time for the rest of the year is Greenwich Mean Time.
Public Holidays 2002
England and Wales New Year's Day - 1 January Good Friday - 29 March Easter Monday - 1 April May Day - 6 May Golden Jubilee Day - 3 June Spring Bank Holiday - 4 June (carried over from May) Summer Bank Holiday - 26 August Christmas Day - 25 December Boxing Day - 26 December
Scotland As above for England and Wales except: An extra Bank Holiday on 2 January Summer Bank Holiday is on 5 August
Northern Ireland As above for England and Wales with the addition of St Patrick's Day on 18 March.
School Holidays The main summer holiday is from mid-July to early September. Children also have two weeks holiday at Christmas and at Easter, plus a week in mid-October and in mid-February. Exact dates vary between each education authority.
